Brand, Vorarlberg

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Brand
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Coat of arms of Brand
Brand is located in Austria
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Brand
Country Austria
State Vorarlberg
District Bludenz
Mayor Erich Schedler
Area 40.19 km2 (16 sq mi)
Elevation 1,010 m  (3314 ft)
Population 666 (1 January 2011)[1]
 - Density 17 /km2 (43 /sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BZ
Postal code 6708
Area code 05559
Website www.brand.at

Coordinates: 47°06′00″N 09°44′00″E / 47.1°N 9.7333333°E / 47.1; 9.7333333

Brand is a small valley-based village in Vorarlberg, Austria.

A tourist resort in western Austria, Brand is about five kilometres north of the Swiss border and eight kilometers east of the border with the Principality of Liechtenstein. Winter sports in Brand include both downhill and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, winter hiking, skitouring, icefall climbing, skating, curling, horse riding, archery and indoor tennis. Summer activities include hiking, climbing, mountain biking, golf, tennis, horse riding, fly fishing, canyoning, archery, beach volleyball and soccer.

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